Trent W.
Shuey
Percussionist, educator, and arranger. Assistant Director of Bands and Senior Instructor of Percussion at Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas.
Study percussion at Angelo State
Dr. Shuey has taught at Angelo State since 2015, and graduates of his studio are teaching and performing across Texas and beyond.
Lessons cover snare drum, timpani, drum set, and Latin and world percussion, with an emphasis on orchestral performance, period-correct approaches to the repertoire, all keyboard percussion, multiple percussion, and jazz. Every player finds a place in the Percussion Ensemble, the jazz bands, or the Ram Band Drumline, and non-majors are welcome too.
What he directs
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Percussion Ensemble
Concerts every semester, from Ivan Treviño's Glimmer to House Music, a spring 2026 program of music for found objects built around John Cage's Living Room Music.
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Ram Band Drumline
Every battery arrangement is written by Dr. Shuey. The line has grown from 8 players to more than 20.
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Jazz Ensembles
The ASU Big Band and jazz combos, with jam sessions open to the community at the House of FiFi DuBois downtown.
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Ram Horns
Dr. Shuey created the Ram Horns name and identity in 2016 and has directed the group since.
Watch
Play Shuey Brew, Coffee Stains, an Office, and the Spine, William Kang
Play A Tribute to Chick CoreaRecent performances
- May 2026
- Percussionist on bongos and mambo bell for Tito Puente Jr. in Lubbock, Texas.
- May 2026
- Let Freedom Ring!, ASU's outdoor concert for America's 250th, with Jody Nix and the Texas Cowboys.
- Apr. 2026
- House Music, a Percussion Ensemble concert of music for found objects.
- Feb. 2026
- Timpani soloist in Philip Glass's Concerto Fantasy for Two Timpanists with the Big Spring Symphony, alongside Dr. Lisa Rogers.
- Sept. 2025
- The same concerto with the ASU Symphony Orchestra on its Thunderstruck concert.
Thinking about Angelo State?
Prospective students can set up a free lesson and a tour of the percussion studio. Music majors and non-majors are both welcome.
